Table of Contents

• Introduction 1
• How to Use This Book 3
• Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Manufacturing & Robotics Industry 7
• 1) Introduction to the Manufacturing and Robotics Industry 7
• 2) Industrial Robots and Factory Automation 9
• 3) Service Robots in a Variety of Industries 10
• 4) U.S. Automobile Sales Soar 11
• 5) Global Growth in Manufacturing and Trade Requires Investment by Emerging Nations 12
• 6) Regional Trade Centers Will Evolve to Boost Manufacturing and Logistics 12
• 7) Introduction to the Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry 13
• 8) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing & Offshoring 14
• 9) Nearshoring and Reshoring Keep Operations Closer to Home 16
• 10) Upswing in U.S. Apparel and Textile Jobs as Firms Reshore 18
• 11) Wages Rise in China and Vietnam/Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Manufacturing Market Share 18
• 12) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere 20
• 13) Flyknit May Revolutionize Manufacture of Shoes 20
• 14) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing 20
• 15) Outsourcing of Automobile Component Manufacturing/Design 21
• 16) 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Computer Aided Design 22
• 17) 3PL Logistics Services and Supply Chain Management Services 23
• 18) Manufacturers Focus on High Performance Plastics and Specialty Chemicals 24
• 19) Refineries Along with Chemicals and Plastics Plants Invest Heavily in U.S./Take Advantage of Shale Natural Gas 25
• 20) Computer and Smartphone Markets in India and China Targeted by Manufacturers/Domestic Manufacturing and Investment Grow 26
• 21) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China 26
• 22) Boeing and Airbus Face Waning Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China 27
• 23) U.S. Auto Manufacturers Ford, Chrysler and GM Compete Head-On with Volkswagen,Toyota and Honda 29
• 24) India Sees Automobile Export Growth 30
• 25) Mexico Grows Rapidly as a Major Automotive Maker and Exporter 30
• 26) Optimum Lean Production Saves Manufacturing Costs 31
• 27) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer OnlineBusiness Models 31
• 28) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics 32
• Chapter 2: Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Statistics 35
• I. Overview of the Manufacturing Industry 36
• Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 37
• Quarterly After-Tax Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 2010-1st Quarter 2016 38
• Selected Financial Data, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 39
• Sales & Net Income After-Tax, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 2005-1st Quarter 2016 40
• Sales & Operating Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations, by Industry: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 41
• II. Output & Employment 42
• Value Added to U.S. Economy by Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of GDP: 1948-2015 43
• All Manufacturing Employees, U.S.: Monthly, January 1939-July 2016 44
• Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of all Private Industry Employment: 1948-2015 45
• Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, by Industry: 20010-July 2016 46
• Manufacturing Output vs. Employment, U.S.: 1980-2016 47
• Gross Output in the Wood & Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Industries:Selected Years, 2009-2014 48
• Gross Output in the Primary Metals & Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 49
• Gross Output in the Machinery Manufacturing Industry, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 50
• Gross Output in the Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing Industries:Selected Years, 2009-2014 51
• Gross Output in the Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components ManufacturingIndustries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 52
• Gross Output in the Motor Vehicles & Transportation Equipment ManufacturingIndustries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 53
• Gross Output in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 54
• Gross Output in the Textile & Apparel Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 55
• Gross Output in the Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 56
• III. Shipments 57
• Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for All Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Monthly,January 1992-June 2016 58
• Annual Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2009-2015 59
• Monthly Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2015-2016 61
• IV. Exports 63
• Value of Exports of All Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 64
• Exports of Durable & Nondurable Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 65
• Value of Exports of U.S. Vehicles: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 66
• Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 67
• Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Chemicals, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 68
• Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel Exports: 2014-2015 69
• Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products:2010-2nd Quarter 2016 70
• Chapter 3: Important Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Contacts 71
• (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
• Chapter 4: THE MANUFACTURING 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 105
• Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 106
• Alphabetical Index 122
• Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 126
• Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 129
• Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE MANUFACTURING 500 133
• Additional Indexes
• Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 638
• Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 640
• A Short Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Glossary 667

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Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.

Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

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